San Francisco Time Now
Time Zone
Pacific Time
Quick Answer
San Francisco uses Pacific Time — PST (UTC-8) or PDT (UTC-7) during DST.
3 hours behind NYC, 8 hours behind London, 16.5 hours behind India.
San Francisco Time Zone Guide
San Francisco, the heart of the global tech industry, sits in the Pacific Time Zone (PT). The entire Bay Area — from the Golden Gate Bridge to Silicon Valley — follows the same time, making coordination across the region straightforward.
Tech Industry Time Coordination
With headquarters of companies like Salesforce, Twitter, Uber, and Airbnb in San Francisco, and Apple, Google, and Meta in nearby Silicon Valley, the Bay Area is a global tech hub. Understanding time differences is critical for distributed teams:
- NYC/East Coast: 3 hours ahead — overlap 9 AM - 2 PM PT
- London: 8 hours ahead — overlap 9 AM - 11 AM PT
- Bangalore/India: 13.5 hours ahead — overlap 7 AM - 9 AM PT
- Tokyo: 17 hours ahead — overlap limited, best early AM PT
PST vs PDT — When Does San Francisco Change Clocks?
San Francisco observes Daylight Saving Time (DST), switching from PST (UTC-8) to PDT (UTC-7) on the second Sunday of March, and back to PST on the first Sunday of November. Most of the year (March–November), the city is in PDT.
Market Hours from San Francisco
The New York Stock Exchange opens at 6:30 AM PT and closes at 1:00 PM PT. The London Stock Exchange operates from midnight to 8:30 AM PT. For crypto and global markets, San Francisco's afternoon is when Asian markets begin opening.
Related Tools
- PST to EST Converter — Quick coast-to-coast conversion
- Seattle Time Now — Another Pacific Time hub
- What Time Is It? — Universal world clock